English Dictionary: slit | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slit \Slit\, obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of {Slide}. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slit \Slit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slit} or {Slitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slitting}.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[c6]tan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. sl[c6]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. st[c6]ta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. {Eclat}, {Slate}, n., {Slice}.] 1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps. 2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose. 3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] And slits the thin-spun life. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slit \Slit\, n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. {Gill slit}. (Anat.) See {Gill opening}, under {Gill}. |